JPH09501248A - Evaluation of money, etc. - Google Patents
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Abstract
(57)【要約】 自動機械(3)において貨幣等(2)の受容性をチェックして貨幣等を受容したり返却する方法であって、該方法は2つの受容基準に従ってチェックを実行する、その第1の基準は貨幣等の状態を規定し、その第2のより厳格な基準は貨幣等の再使用の状態を規定している。その方法を実行する装置(1)は、測定ユニット(13)、判定ユニット(14)及び制御ユニット(15)を含む。再使用されない貨幣等は輸送手段(21,23)によって一方向蓄積器(16)へ運ばれ、再使用に利用可能な貨幣等は輸送手段(21,24)によって双方向蓄積器(17)へ運ばれる。受容されない貨幣等は排出口(12)へ直接返却される。 (57) [Summary] A method of receiving or returning money or the like by checking the acceptability of money or the like (2) in an automatic machine (3), the method executing the check according to two acceptance criteria, The first standard defines the state of money and the like, and the second more strict standard defines the state of reuse of money and the like. The device (1) for carrying out the method comprises a measuring unit (13), a determining unit (14) and a control unit (15). Money that is not reused is transported to the one-way accumulator (16) by the transportation means (21, 23), and currency that can be reused is transferred to the two-way accumulator (17) by the transportation means (21, 24). Carried. Money that is not accepted is returned directly to the outlet (12).
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【発明の詳細な説明】 貨幣等の評価 指示本発明は、紙幣、硬貨または代用硬貨等の貨幣の評価方法及び装置に関す る。 本発明の方法は、人が貨幣等を自動金銭支払機や自動販売機のような自動機で 受け取ったり他の人に送金したりする場合に適用することができる。以下、説明 は紙幣に用いることに限られる。すなわち、説明は、自動機が支払の紙幣を受け 入れ、例えば、自動販売機や公衆電話のつり銭、あるいは紙幣両替機における低 い金種または異なる通貨の紙幣のいずれかとして返却されるお金として、受け入 れた紙幣を分配する場合に限られる。したがって、この明細書で用いられる場合 の“分配”は、機械により有効なものではないとみなされた貨幣の返却に対立す るものとして、適切に解釈されるべきである。さらに、用語“有効”は、例えば 、クレジット値が、提供された貨幣に関して確定または増加されることを包含す ることができる。 払い込まれた紙幣を再使用する、すなわち分配されるお金として再び流通させ ることが可能な自動機は、例えば米国特許第5,076,441号からすでに知られてい る。このような自動機では、自動機に提供された紙幣の“受け入れ可能性”すな わち、例えば真偽性及び時にはさらに 一般的条件もチェックされる。これは、紙幣を評価できる1つ以上の測定量を、 自動機に通常記憶されている対応する所定の基準値または許容誤差範囲と比較す ることにより行われる。測定されるパラメータの選択は、主に紙幣に存在する識 別特性に依存する。これについての必要条件は、“受け入れ可能”な及び“受け 入れ可能”でない紙幣を測定技術で統計的に区別することができること、すなわ ち、少なくとも測定されたパラメータの予想値が異なることである。 紙幣の1つまたは複数の測定量が所定の許容誤差範囲内にない場合は、その紙 幣は受け入れできない、すなわち本物でないか良好な状態にないかのいずれかで あると判断される。したがって、その紙幣は自動機で受け入れられない。反対に 、1つまたは複数の測定量が許容誤差範囲内にある場合は、その紙幣は受け入れ 可能である、すなわち本物でありかつ良好な状態にあると判断される。したがっ て、紙幣は、自動機で返却サービスのための支払いの際に受け入れられ、貯蔵さ れ、もし必要なら、分配されるお金の形で再使用に利用できる。このようなチェ ック方法は2つの相反する必要条件に依存する。すなわち、一方では、支払のた めに提供された紙幣が受け入れ可能か否かをチェックする場合、“良好”紙幣が 排除されるという危険は最小限度に限られるべきである。これは、本来、受け入 れ基準をもっと広げることにより正しく基本的に調整される自動機において達成 される。他 方では、受け入れられ、つり銭目的のお金として自動機に使用可能となる紙幣は 、最も大きくなる可能性のある信頼度で、実際に“受け入れ可能”すなわち本物 で良好な状態にあるべきである。所定の受け入れ基準で受け入れられる“不良” 紙幣のパーセンテージは、当然、“不良”紙幣がどのように“良好”紙幣と違っ ているかということに依存するが、それにもかかわず、受け入れ基準をもっと広 げさせることは、根本的に、“不良”紙幣が自動機で受け入れられる確率が増す ことは明白である。したがって、第2の必要条件は、受け入れ基準をもっと狭く すべきであるという相反する条件になる。 したがって、実際には、受入可能な紙幣が排除される確率及び受け入れられな い紙幣が再使用される確率は共に適度に維持されるように許容誤差値が選択され るという妥協が行われる。既知の自動機では、例えば95〜99%の受入れ率が 選択され、すなわち、自動機でチェックされた全ての“良好”紙幣の95〜99 %が受入れられる。したがって、“不良”紙幣が受入れられて後で再使用される 確率は通常十分に小さく、例えば1%以下に維持することができる。 本発明によれば、ユーザーより提供された貨幣の1つ以上のパラメータが測定 され、貨幣は、各パラメータが対応する第1の受入れ範囲内にある場合に受入れ られ、各パラメータが第1の受入れ範囲より狭い対応する第2の受入れ範囲内に ある場合にのみ後で分配される、貨幣 等の受入れ、評価及び分配方法及び装置が提供される。 好適な実施例では、評価は、可能な限り本物の紙幣が排除されないような第1 の受入れ基準と、第1の受入れ基準に従って受入れられ貯蔵された紙幣のうち、 本物でない紙幣は全て可能な限り自動機に保持されるような第2の受入れ基準と に対して実行される。 本発明の好適な実施例は、図面を参照しながら以下に説明される。 図1は“良好”紙幣の測定パラメータの確率分布と“不良”紙幣の確率分布を 示す。 図2は紙幣評価装置の線図である。 図1は、例として、平均値mを有する測定パラメータの確率分布W(x)を示 す。この測定量は、受入れられない紙幣が、xとの比較により変化する確率分布 W(y)を有するパラメータ値yを持つものである。 所定の許容誤差値A及びBは2つの受入れ範囲TA及びTBを定義する。測定さ れたパラメータ値xについて、(x−m)の絶対値がA以下ならば、紙幣は受入 れ可能とみなされる。本物の紙幣が排除される確率は領域F1+F2で与えられ る。受入れられない紙幣が受入れられる確率は確率は領域F3+F4で与えられ る。次いで、受入れられた紙幣のうち、第2の決定で、(x−m)の絶対値が値 Bを越えない紙幣のみが再使用のために選択される。さらに、この基準は、本物 の紙幣のみが再使用される確率を増加させる。すなわち、領域F3は、偽物 の紙幣が本物とみなされて再使用される確率に対応する。領域F4は、自動機で 受入れられるがもはや再使用に割り当てられない紙幣に対応する。 通常の場合には、いくつかの測定パラメータx1,x2,...,xnが測定 され、受入れ範囲TA1,TA2,...,TAn及びTB1,TB2,...,TBn(B i<Ai)と比較される。ここで、受入れ範囲TAiは平均値mi及びAi>0の 最大偏差を有し、すなわち、 TAi=[mi−Ai,mi+Ai] であり、また、受入れ範囲TB1は同一平均値mi及びBi>0の最大偏差を有し (ここでAi>Bi)、すなわち、 TBi=[mi−Bi,mi+Bi] であり、第1の受入れ基準は、 全i,i=1,...,nに対するTA1におけるxiについて紙幣が受入れら れることにあり、第2の受入れ基準は、 全i,i=1,...,nに対するTB1におけるxiについて紙幣が再使用に 割り当てられることにある。 特性値{mi}、{Ai}及び{Bi}は決定装置14のデータ記憶装置30 に記憶される。 1つのあり得る測定パラメータxiは、紙幣の寸法、すなわち長さ、幅または 厚さである。他の効果的な測定パラメータxiは、DE-A-2 924 605に開示されて いるような、紙幣より反射または伝達される光のスペクトラム である。紙幣の1つ以上の予め決められた部分を測定することができる。さらに 使用可能なパラメータxiは、US-A-4 864 238に開示されているように、磁気印 刷用インクで提供される紙幣による磁界に生じる変化である。 測定量{xi}は、決定装置14に記憶されている受入れ範囲{TAi}及び{ TBi}と比較される。好適には、最初の受入れ範囲{TAi}は、代表的な受入れ 可能な紙幣量の援助で決定されるオフラインであり、決定装置14のデータ記憶 装置30に記憶され、時間の経過対測定装置の変化及び流通時の紙幣の特性に適 応される(例えば、GB-A-2 059 129を参照されたい)。 また、本発明の方法は、異なるタイプの紙幣w1,w2,...,wnを受入 れて再び分配する自動機に適用することもできる。その場合、この方法は、まず 紙幣のタイプWiが決定される第1のステップが先行して行われる。ほとんどの 国では、これは紙幣の寸法の確認を基本として行われる。しかしながら、この検 査は、例えば全て同じ寸法の合衆国紙幣の場合には、十分に信頼することができ ない、すなわちあまり実行できそうもない。 図2は本発明による装置1の線図的配置を示す。装置1は、貨幣を受入れ、返 却するための少なくとも1つの受入れ開口部11及び少なくとも1つの分配開口 部12を備えており、さらに、測定装置13と、データ記憶装置30を有する決 定装置14と、制御装置16と、少なくとも1つの一方向貯蔵装置16,16i と、少なくと も1つの双方向貯蔵装置17,17iとからなる。これらの装置は運搬手段20 ,21,22,23,24,25及び共通経路指示部材18で結合されている。 貨幣2は受入れ開口部11に挿入された後、第1の運搬手段20で、受入れ可 能性をチェックするのに必要な測定装置を含む測定装置13に運ばれる。そこで 測定されたパラメータ量は決定装置14に送られ、データ記憶装置30に記憶さ れている許容誤差範囲と比較され、貨幣が受入れ可能な否かが決定され、受入れ 可能ならば、さらに再使用に割り当てることができるか否かが決定される。制御 装置15は、それに応じて運搬装置の共通経路指示部材18を制御するように指 令される。すなわち、測定装置13を離れると、 −受け入れできない貨幣は分配開口部12に直接返送される。 −受入れ可能だが再使用すべきでない貨幣は経路指示部材18で運搬手段23上 に向けられ、数個の一方向貯蔵装置16,16iの内の1つに運搬される。 −受入れ可能で再使用に利用できる貨幣は経路指示部材18で運搬手段24に向 けられ、数個の双方向貯蔵装置17,17iのうちの1つに運ばれて貯蔵される 。 双方向貯蔵装置17,17iは、制御手段19を介して自動機によって制御さ れ、望ましいタイプ及び数の貨幣2を運搬手段25を介して分配開口部12に供 給することができる。 受入れ可能性の検査は詳細には次の通り実行される。すなわち、紙幣2が測定 装置13に挿入された後、予定された測定量x1,x2,...,xnが決定さ れて決定装置14に送られ、測定量xiが全てのiについて範囲TAi内にあるか 否かが確認される。そうでない場合は、紙幣は自動機より分配開口部12からユ ーザーに返却される。xiが、全てのi,i=1,...,nについてTAi内に ありかつTBi内にもある場合は、紙幣は双方向貯蔵装置17,17iのうちの1 つに運ばれ、そこから、返却されるお金として再使用に利用できる。そうでない 場合、すなわち、全てのi,i=1,...,nについて、xiがTAi内にある がTBi内にない場合は、紙幣は一方向貯蔵装置16,16iのうちの1つに保管 され、そこに自動機3が空にされるまで残される。 好適な実施例では、各タイプの貨幣用の2つの別個の貯蔵装置が備えられてい るが、その中の貨幣の位置がわかる1個の貯蔵装置を備えることも可能である。 この場合、貨幣は、両方の受入れ基準を満たすもののみが選択的に分配され、受 入れ基準の一方だけを満たすものは保管される。 かけがえとして、第1の基準K1にしたがって機械で受け入れられた全ての貨 幣を1個の貯蔵装置に貯蔵し、後続の評価を、貯蔵装置を出る貨幣に第2の基準 K2に従って実行することができる。前記貨幣は、第2の基準K2が満たされた か否かにしたがって、ユーザーに返却 されるかまたは自動機内に保管される。 さらに、別個の受け入れ開口部と分配開口部が説明されているが、両機能を行 なう1個の開口部を備えることも可能である。The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for evaluating currency such as banknotes, coins or substitute coins. The method of the present invention can be applied when a person receives money or the like by an automatic machine such as an automatic cash dispenser or a vending machine, or sends money to another person. In the following, the description is limited to using bills. That is, the description accepted that the automated machine accepted the bill for payment, for example, money returned as either a change in a vending machine or a payphone, or a currency of a lower denomination or a different currency in a currency exchange machine. Only when distributing banknotes. Therefore, "distribution" as used in this specification should be properly construed as opposed to the return of money deemed to be invalid by the machine. Further, the term "valid" can include, for example, that the credit value is fixed or increased with respect to the currency provided. Automatic machines which make it possible to reuse the paid-in bills, ie to recirculate them as money to be distributed, are already known, for example from US Pat. No. 5,076,441. In such an automatic machine, the "acceptability" of the banknotes provided to the automatic machine, i.e. authenticity and sometimes also general conditions, is checked. This is done by comparing one or more measured quantities with which the banknotes can be evaluated with corresponding predetermined reference values or tolerances usually stored in the automatic machine. The choice of parameters to be measured depends mainly on the distinguishing characteristics present on the bill. The requirement for this is that the “acceptable” and non- “acceptable” banknotes can be statistically distinguished by the measuring technique, ie at least the expected values of the measured parameters are different. If one or more measured quantities of a banknote are not within a predetermined tolerance, then the banknote is considered unacceptable, that is, either not genuine or not in good condition. Therefore, the bill is not accepted by the automated machine. On the contrary, if one or more measured quantities are within the tolerance, the bill is considered acceptable, ie authentic and in good condition. Thus, the bills are available for reuse in the form of money that is accepted, stored and, if necessary, dispensed at the automated machine upon payment for the return service. Such a check method relies on two conflicting requirements. That is, on the one hand, when checking whether the banknotes provided for payment are acceptable, the risk of rejecting "good" banknotes should be minimized. This is naturally achieved in an automated machine that is correctly and fundamentally adjusted by broadening the acceptance criteria. On the other hand, banknotes that are accepted and made available to automated machines as money for change purposes should actually be "acceptable" or genuine and in good condition, with the highest possible confidence. The percentage of “bad” banknotes that are accepted by a given acceptance criterion will, of course, depend on how “bad” notes differ from “good” notes, but nevertheless broader acceptance criteria. What makes it obvious is that the probability of "bad" banknotes being accepted by an automated machine is fundamentally increased. Therefore, the second requirement is a conflicting requirement that the acceptance criteria should be narrower. Thus, in practice, a compromise is made in that the tolerance value is chosen such that both the probability of rejected banknotes and the probability of unacceptable banknotes being reused are reasonably maintained. In known automatic machines, acceptance rates of, for example, 95 to 99% are selected, i.e. 95 to 99% of all "good" banknotes checked by the automatic machine. Therefore, the probability that a "bad" bill will be accepted and later reused is usually sufficiently small, and can be kept, for example, below 1%. According to the present invention, one or more parameters of currency provided by a user are measured, currency is accepted if each parameter is within a corresponding first acceptance range, and each parameter is first accepted. Provided is a method and apparatus for receiving, valuing and distributing money, etc., which is later distributed only if it is within a corresponding second receiving range narrower than the range. In the preferred embodiment, the evaluation is based on a first acceptance criterion such that genuine banknotes are not rejected as much as possible and all non-genuine banknotes accepted and stored according to the first acceptance criterion. Performed against a second acceptance criterion, such as held in an automated machine. Preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the probability distribution of measurement parameters for "good" banknotes and the probability distribution for "bad" banknotes. FIG. 2 is a diagram of a bill evaluation device. FIG. 1 shows, by way of example, a probability distribution W (x) of the measurement parameters with a mean value m. This measure is such that unacceptable banknotes have a parameter value y with a probability distribution W (y) that changes by comparison with x. The predetermined tolerance values A and B define two acceptance ranges T A and T B. For the measured parameter value x, if the absolute value of (x-m) is A or less, the bill is considered acceptable. The probability that a real bill is rejected is given by the area F1 + F2. The probability of accepting unacceptable banknotes is given by the region F3 + F4. Then, among the accepted bills, only those bills whose absolute value of (x-m) does not exceed the value B in the second decision are selected for reuse. Furthermore, this criterion increases the probability that only genuine banknotes will be reused. That is, the area F3 corresponds to the probability that the counterfeit banknote is regarded as a genuine banknote and is reused. Area F4 corresponds to banknotes accepted by the automated machine but no longer allocated for reuse. In the normal case, some measurement parameters x1, x2 ,. . . , Xn are measured and the acceptance ranges T A1 , T A2 ,. . . , T An and T B1 , T B2 ,. . . , T Bn (B i <Ai). Here, the acceptance range T Ai has the maximum deviation of the mean values mi and Ai> 0, ie T Ai = [mi−Ai, mi + Ai] and the acceptance range T B1 is the same mean value mi and Bi. Has a maximum deviation of> 0 (where Ai> Bi), ie T Bi = [mi−Bi, mi + Bi] and the first acceptance criterion is all i, i = 1 ,. . . , N for the banknotes to be accepted for xi in T A1 for t, and the second acceptance criterion is that all i, i = 1 ,. . . , N for the xi in T B1 for T b1 to be allocated for reuse. The characteristic values {mi}, {Ai} and {Bi} are stored in the data storage device 30 of the decision device 14. One possible measurement parameter xi is the dimension of the banknote, i.e. length, width or thickness. Another effective measurement parameter xi is the spectrum of the light reflected or transmitted by the bill, as disclosed in DE-A-2 924 605. One or more predetermined portions of the bill can be measured. A further usable parameter xi is the change in the magnetic field produced by the bill provided by the magnetic printing ink, as disclosed in US-A-4 864 238. The measured quantity {xi} is compared with the acceptance ranges {T Ai } and {T Bi } stored in the decision device 14. Preferably, the initial acceptance range {T Ai } is off-line determined with the help of a typical acceptable banknote amount, stored in the data storage device 30 of the determination device 14 and the elapsed time vs. measurement device. And the characteristics of the bill as it circulates (see, for example, GB-A-2 059 129). Also, the method of the present invention allows different types of banknotes w1, w2 ,. . . , Wn can be applied and redistributed again. In that case, the method is first preceded by a first step in which the type Wi of the banknote is determined. In most countries, this is based on checking the size of bills. However, this test is not sufficiently reliable, i.e. not very feasible, for example with all US banknotes of the same size. FIG. 2 shows a schematic arrangement of the device 1 according to the invention. The device 1 comprises at least one receiving opening 11 and at least one dispensing opening 12 for receiving and returning currency, and further a measuring device 13 and a determining device 14 having a data storage device 30, It comprises a control device 16, at least one unidirectional storage device 16, 16i and at least one bidirectional storage device 17, 17i. These devices are connected by vehicles 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 and a common routing member 18. After the coin 2 has been inserted into the receiving opening 11, it is carried by the first transport means 20 to a measuring device 13, which comprises the measuring device necessary for checking the acceptability. Then, the measured parameter amount is sent to the determination device 14 and compared with the allowable error range stored in the data storage device 30 to determine whether or not the money can be accepted. It is determined whether or not it can be assigned. The controller 15 is instructed accordingly to control the common path directing member 18 of the carrier. That is, upon leaving the measuring device 13, the unacceptable currency is returned directly to the dispensing opening 12. Money that is acceptable but not to be reused is directed by the routing member 18 onto the transport means 23 and is transported to one of several unidirectional storage devices 16, 16i. Receivable and reusable currency is directed by the routing member 18 to the transport means 24 and transported to and stored in one of several bidirectional storage devices 17, 17i. The two-way storage device 17, 17i is controlled by an automatic machine via the control means 19 and can supply the desired type and number of coins 2 to the dispensing opening 12 via the carrier means 25. The acceptability check is carried out in detail as follows. That is, after the banknote 2 is inserted into the measuring device 13, the predetermined measurement amounts x1, x2 ,. . . , Xn are determined and sent to the determination device 14 to check whether the measured quantity xi is within the range T Ai for all i. If not, the bill is returned to the user from the dispensing opening 12 by the automated machine. xi is all i, i = 1 ,. . . , N in T Ai and also in T Bi , the bill is carried to one of the two-way storage devices 17, 17 i, from which it can be reused as returned money. Otherwise, i.e. all i, i = 1 ,. . . , N, if xi is in T Ai but not in T Bi , the banknote is stored in one of the one-way storage devices 16, 16i, where it remains until the automatic machine 3 is emptied. Be done. In the preferred embodiment, two separate storage devices for each type of currency are provided, but it is also possible to have one storage device for locating the currency therein. In this case, only money that satisfies both acceptance criteria will be selectively distributed, and money that satisfies only one of the acceptance criteria will be stored. As an alternative, all currency accepted by the machine according to the first criterion K1 can be stored in one storage device and a subsequent evaluation can be performed on the currency leaving the storage device according to the second criterion K2. . The currency is returned to the user or stored in the automatic machine depending on whether the second criterion K2 is met. Further, although separate receiving and dispensing openings are described, it is possible to have a single opening that performs both functions.
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